New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Billions of years after a star died, it continued influencing its surroundings in space as a white dwarf, even consuming an ...

Our solar system now, once again, officially consists of only eight planets. Although largely debunked, speculation continued ...

Astronomers are tracking strange orbital patterns in the outer Solar System that suggest a massive unseen planet may exist ...

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

Recently, astronomers detected the presence of a relatively new quasi-moon called 2025 PN7, which appears to orbit our planet ...

Astronomers are abuzz with the discovery of a rogue planet, 2MASS J05325346+0919037, which is set to pass within 0.05 ...

Earth has welcomed a new temporary mini-moon, asteroid 2025 PN7, a 62-foot object now orbiting our planet for decades. This ...

This quasi-moon is expected to remain in its current near-Earth orbit for about another 60 years before the gravitational tug ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

Researchers are studying eccentric warm Jupiters, giant exoplanets that follow odd, elongated orbits unlike anything in our solar system.

One advantage of Starship, which should be tested in the coming months, is the ability to be refueled in space. The vehicle ...